Art historian Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford returns to Africa to explore four of its once-powerful civilizations: Asante, Zulu, the Berbers of Morocco, and the Bunyoro and Buganda. As he uncovers fascinating stories of military might, immense wealth, and exquisite art, Gus shows that these “lost kingdoms” are still very much alive.

Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford travels to Ghana in West Africa, where a powerful kingdom once dominated the region. Asante was built on gold and slaves, and played a pivotal role in commerce that linked three continents. (1 of 4)

The Zulu Kingdom

Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford examines the origins of the Zulu in the 17th century, their expansion under controversial military leader King Shaka and their brutal encounters with the Boers and the British. (2 of 4)

The Berber Kingdom of Morocco

Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford visits the land that is now Morocco, once the centre of a vast kingdom created by the indigenous African Berbers that stretched from northern Spain to the heart of West Africa. (3 of 4)

The Kingdoms of Bunyoro & Buganda

Dr. Casely-Hayford travels to Uganda to explore the rise and fall of two great kingdoms. He goes in search of the reasons for a dramatic reversal of fortunes, and how one kingdom used the arrival of Europeans to its own advantage. (4 of 4)